A van mowed down pedestrians in the heart of Spain’s second-largest city, killing at least 13 people in a terror attack claimed by Islamic State. Hours later, police said they killed five alleged terrorists as they responded to a possible attack in Cambrils, a town southwest of Barcelona.1568

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 274 points to post its biggest decline in three months Thursday, laying bare the fragility of a rally that has sent stock indexes around the world to records.178

Steve Bannon’s standing as White House chief strategist took a hit after a liberal political magazine published an extended interview in which he said President Donald Trump’s pro-business advisers were “wetting themselves” and dismissed the potential for military action in North Korea.319

The government review of AT&T’s $85 billion takeover of Time Warner has reached an advanced stage, a significant milestone in a deal that was closely watched for signs of how the Trump administration would view large mergers.

President Donald Trump defended the “beautiful” statues commemorating Confederate leaders and lamented efforts to remove them, weighing in on an issue central to the weekend’s deadly violence in Virginia.2459

Arista Networks is grabbing Cisco’s giant networking business, winning over its customers and rankling its top brass. The battle has divided CEO Jayshree Ullal and Cisco’s John Chambers, who were once close colleagues.

The American Civil Liberties Union will no longer defend hate groups seeking to protest with firearms and will screen clients more closely for the potential of violence at their rallies, following the clashes in Charlottesville, Va., the group’s executive director said.167

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s sales rose in the latest quarter, boosted by an e-commerce surge and strong grocery sales, a sign that the world’s largest retailer continues to brush off the malaise afflicting some competitors.

The Henry Hub in Louisiana has for years been a benchmark for U.S. contracts. Now it is helping to set prices from Mozambique to Japan, as a wave of U.S. natural gas being unlocked by shale drillers reaches the world.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stressed that a military response to a North Korean aggression remained on the table Thursday, one day after the president’s White House strategist said that there can be no military solution to the crisis.

Saudi Arabia’s king has ordered private planes to ferry in Qatari pilgrims for the hajj to Mecca this month, as Riyadh tries to contain diplomatic fallout in the Muslim world from its decision to cut ties with Doha.